Mycena pterigena 14-11-13

Michael and I found these gorgeous little mycenas growing on decaying fern debris on our walk through Cragg Vale. 

Michael's photograph above.

Pileocystidia with red contents and cylindrical protrusions.

Cheilocystidia red contents, clavate, covered in cylindrical protrusions. 

Spores pip shaped 10-12 x 4-5.

Hardcastle Crags 13-11-13

Michael and I spent a couple of hours in the Crags marvelling at the autumn colours as the trees are exceptionally beautiful at the moment. We were amazed to find a massive troop of H.crispa and they were the most impressive examples we have ever seen, they were so majestic that we could have photographed each and every one of them.

White Saddle (Helvella crispa) - Michael's photos above and below.

My photo above.

Grooved Bonnet (Mycena polygramma) - Michael's photo.

Lilac Bonnet (Mycena pura) - Michael's photo above and mine below.

Beechleaf Bonnet (Mycena capillaris).

Common Puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum).

Butter Cap (Rhodocollybia butyracea).

Sheathed Woodtuft (Kuehneromyces mutabilis).

Jelly Rot (Phlebia tremellosa).

Wrinkled Crust (Phlebia radiata).

Spores allantoid,  4-6 x 1-2.5

Jellybaby (Leotia lubrica). 

Milner Royd 12-11-13

A few of our finds when Peachysteve and myself had a walk through the reserve.

Chaetosphaerella phaeostroma.

Three septate, smooth curved 35.2-40.7 x 7.7-9.35.

With the exception of this one - 5 septate, smooth curved 41.8 x 8.8. 

Yellow Club (Clavulinopsis helvola).

Angular spiny spores 4.5-6.5 x 4-5.5. 

Verdigris Agaric (Stropharia aeruginosa) - above and gills with white edge below.

Spores elliptical with evident germ pore 7.5-9 x 4.5-5.

Cragg Vale 11-11-13

I had a wander around the pine plantation at Turvin Clough to see if I could find the H. hypothejus but I couldn't find it so I'll have scurry around the area to see if I can find it in another location in the next few weeks or so. I did however manage to find quite a few different species along the way.

Snakeskin Brownie (Hypholoma marginatum). I found these trooping on the pine needle litter and on dead pine logs. The caps have a pale margin with white velar remnants and the stems were covered in silky scales that were easily rubbed away. 

The broadly adnate gills were pale olivaceous/buff, but they do turn brown with age.

An immature specimen with veil.

Peeling Oysterling (Crepidotus mollis).

Sheathed Woodtuft (Kuehneromyces mutabilis) - above and below.

Butter Cap (Rhodocollybia butyracea).

Sulphur Tuft (Hypholoma fasciculare). 

Stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus) - I thought they must have all gone by now!

Candlesnuff Fungus (Xylaria hypoxylon).

Purple Jellydisc (Ascocoryne sarcoides).

Asci eight spored, paraphyses filiform - some of them forked with swollen tips.

Asci tips blued with Melzer's. Spores 2 guttulate, 2-3 septate, 14-20 x 3-5. 

Common Jelly Spot (Dacrymyces stillatus). 

Common Rustgill (Gymnopilus penetrans)

Cheilocystidia bottle shaped with a rounded head.

Spores almond shaped, warty, 7-8.5 x 4-5.

Ophiocordyceps ditmarii. 

White Saddle (Helvella crispa).

Turkeytail (Trametes versicolor) and Hairy Curtain Crust (Trametes hirsutum)

Clustered Bonnet (Mycena inclinata).

A Scutellinia sp. that I will never identify because I lost the specimen!